Which to use
“fériés” and “ferme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,797
- “fériés” frequency rank
- #1,138
- “ferme” frequency rank
- 14935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fériés | ferme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de férié. | Qui a de la consistance, qui offre une certaine résistance. |
Where the eye mixes fériés and ferme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fériés and ferme
A purely visual mix-up. fériés (\fe.ʁje\) and ferme (\fɛʁm\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fériés is recorded at frequency rank #13,797, classified as anadj, pronounced \fe.ʁje\. ferme is at rank #1,138, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɛʁm\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14935, this pair ranks #394,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fériés vs ferme
Shared letters: fr. Private to "fériés": isé. Private to "ferme": em.
"fériés" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "ferme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ferme ← efrme · femre · ferem · fermme · ferrme · fferme · freme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fériés" and "ferme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fériés" vs "ferme" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fériés" and "ferme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fériés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ferme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fériés" and "ferme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fébriles vs fériés". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #394,587 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.